( #002 )

[brainiest]

Who: Hermione Granger & you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the Vanquish
When: 10/08

[ There's a bit of movement as the feed comes on, and there's a flash of orange and a quiet 'meow' before Hermione actually gets the camera to focus on her - and she's smiling, a little shy but still there. She might have been used to making broadcasts in the Drabwurld, but things feel a little bit different here on the fleet - and a lot more public. ]

Hi. So, my name is Hermione Granger, for anyone that doesn't know, and I was hoping to start a sort of... Greenhouse, for all of us to use, for herbs and plants for the labs. I just wanted to see if anyone had anything that they wanted to grow there?

[ She stands up, moving to one side before she turns the feed, pointing it down at her desk where there's an odd assortment of seeds organised into little pots, all with neat labels and ordered into fewest to most, for those that care. There's a garden there already, but having one entirely dedicated to herbology might be useful. ]

I have a handful already, and I think I can handle setting things up with a bit of transfiguration, but if anyone had some ideas or wanted to help I'd be more than happy to listen. It won't be on the Vanquish, of course, but somewhere on the Iskaulit for anyone to use... Eventually. I'm not entirely sure how long this sort of thing might take to set up, honestly. I'm hoping to build a little potions room, too, if anyone's magical like me.

[ ... At least she has dirt, literally, from the planet? ]

Anyway! Thank you, for listening, and let me know. Thank you!

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[mistyday]

Sure! You know where the Interfaith Center is? There's an empty room right across from that where we can meet.

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[brainiest]

I think I know where that is. I'll meet you there, then?

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[mistyday]

Great! See you there!

[And not too much later, Misty will be waiting eagerly for Hermione in the empty room.]

[brainiest]

[ Smiling, Hermione steps in behind her, lifting her head. ]

Misty?

[mistyday]

[Misty beams back at her and sticks out a hand to shake.]

That's right. Pleased to meet you, Hermione. I was so pleased when I heard there was another witch in the fleet so I'm real glad we finally got to talk!

[brainiest]

[ Stepping forward, she reaches out and shakes his hand. ]

It's really nice to meet you, too. It's been ages since I talked to another witch - absolutely ages.

[mistyday]

Not many where you come from either?

[brainiest]

Oh, well, no, I went to school with hundreds of witches and wizards, but I was the only real witch that I knew of in the world I was in before this one, and I was there for almost three years.

[mistyday]

Hundreds! Well shit, we ain't even got ten at the academy.

[brainiest]

Are magical people rare in your world, then?

[ Which is a very odd idea for Hermione, who's used to there being hundreds and thousands across the planet. ]

[mistyday]

[She nods.] Least where I'm from, they are.

[brainiest]

Where I'm from, originally, there's a range of schools across the globe. Mine was for students from Britain, but there were dozens of others for all the other countries. Each one had hundreds of students each.

[mistyday]

I think maybe it used to be that way for us, but we got hunted and scattered. I didn't ever even meet another witch until this year.

[brainiest]

Oh, that's terrible. I'm sorry. [ And she does look genuinely apologetic. ] Well, I - if there's anything I can teach you I'd be happy.

[mistyday]

I really appreciate it... I only got to go to the academy for a couple of months, so I've had to learn pretty much everything on my own.

[brainiest]

That's fine - I went to school for six years, and I taught people in the Drabwurld. [ She pauses, considering. ] Do you use a wand, or...?

[mistyday]

No, but [Her eyes light up.] Does that mean you're from the same world as James?

[brainiest]

James - you mean James Potter? [ Oh, jeez. ] Yes, I was.

[mistyday]

He showed me some stuff when he was here - real sweet kid, but we didn't have enough time before he left. Did you know him there?

[brainiest]

I... I knew him. [ Sort of. Knew of him? Knew his son? Knew practically everything about his life? It's complicated. ] He was lovely.

[mistyday]

I'm glad! He was a real help to me when I first got here. Just wish he could have stayed longer.

[brainiest]

It would have been nice if he'd been able to stay a little longer. Remus, too...

[mistyday]

You knew Remus too?! Well, I guess you would, if you knew James. Those two were almost inseparable.

[brainiest]

Remus was really important to me. [ She softens, bowing her head a little. ] He didn't remember, but that was okay. I was just glad he was happy here.

[mistyday]

Me too - and that he wasn't so alone.